101Tobias Lear to Thomas Jefferson, 14 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
The President of the United States requests that the Secretary of State will lay the enclosed letter before the Gentlemen who are to meet today—that it may be taken into consideration with the other matters which may be before them. AL , DLC : Jefferson Papers. At the bottom of the manuscript page, Jefferson wrote, “viz. a letter from T. Newton.” For the enclosed letter, see Thomas Newton,...
102Tobias Lear to Thomas Jefferson, 14 May 1793 (Washington Papers)
The President sends to the Secretary of State the enclosed Extract which he has just recd from a respectable Gentleman in this City—who informs him that the writer is a person of respectability & good information in London—The President wishes it to be shewn to the Gentlemen if they are still together. AL , DLC : Jefferson Papers. The enclosed unsigned letter from John Vaughan to GW of 14 May...
103To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 3 May 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] May 3, 1793 . Returns “the letters from our Bankers at Amsterdam which were laid before the President yesterday.” States “that the President approves of the appointment of Laban Goffigan to be Keeper of the Light House on Cape Henry.” ALS , RG 26, Lighthouse Letters Received, “Segregated” Lighthouse Records, Cape Henry, National Archives. See H to Washington, second and third...
104To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 27 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Philadelphia ] April 27, 1793 . Returns “with the President’s approbation annexed, the Contract made by the Superintendant of the Lighthouse &c. on the Delaware, with Matthew Van Dusen, for a mooring chain for one of the floating beacons & the proposal of Samuel Wheeler to make two iron lanterns—one for Tybee & one for Cape Fear lighthouse.” States that “The President approves of the...
105Tobias Lear to Thomas Jefferson, 20 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secretary of State the letter which he this day sent to the President —and to inform him that the President expects the Gentlemen to be at his house on monday at nine o’clock to decide upon the other questions which are before them. T. Lear begs leave to observe to the Secretary (if it has slipped his memory) that Colo. Humphreys mentions in his letter of...
106Tobias Lear to Henry Knox, 20 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
By the Presidts commd T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secy of War the letters & enclosures from Govr Blount and to inform the Secy, that the Presidt conceivg the information contained therein to be highly interesting to the U.S. requests the Se[c]y to take them into serious consideratn & report to him thereon as early as may be—and at the same time to report on the letters from...
107To Thomas Jefferson from Tobias Lear, [20 April 1793] (Jefferson Papers)
T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secretary of State the letter which he this day sent to the President—and to inform him that the President expects the Gentlemen to be at his house on Monday at nine o’clock to decide upon the other questions which are before them. T. Lear begs leave to observe to the Secretary (if it has slipped his memory) that Colo. Humphreys mentions in his letter of...
108To Alexander Hamilton from Tobias Lear, 18 April 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
T. Lear has the honor to return to the Secretary of the Treasury the Contract made with Abijah Woodward to superintend the building of the Light-House on Bald Head, which is approved of by the President. T. L. has likewise enclosed a memorandum of such letters &c. as are in the possession of the President relative to loans &c agreeably to the wish of the Secretary. AL , Hamilton Papers,...
109To George Washington from Tobias Lear, 10 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
Agreeably to the wish expressed in your letter of the 5th instant, with which I have been honored, I have made enquiries respecting the price of flour &c. and find that superfine flour is now selling for forty three & six pence & forty four shillings per barrel, for the Cash—and at forty five & forty six shillings, for notes payable in sixty days. Common flour is from 3/ to 3/6 less. For a...
110To George Washington from Tobias Lear, 8 April 1793 (Washington Papers)
I was very happy to learn that you had arrived safe and in good health at Mount Vernon. Your kind remembrance of myself and little family was received by us with gratitude and thankfulness. On saturday a letter was brought here for you from Mr Seagrove: soon afterwards I saw General Knox, and learning from him that he had received no letters from that quarter, I carried your letter to him, and...